A Family Affair (1984 film)

A Family Affair is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by and starring Dean Shek, and co-starring Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng, Olivia Cheng and Melvin Wong.

Plot
Wing-cheung (Samuel Hui) and his wife Nancy (Olivia Cheng) have separated due to personality clashes, leaving their pair of children, 10-year-old Maisy and 7-year-old Tommy, under the care of Nancy's father, Alex (Dean Shek). Not long after, Wing-cheung and Nancy have each met new lovers. Not wanting his grandchildren to fall into the hands of stepparents, Alex devise a plan for Wing-cheung and Nancy to reconcile. However, his plan backfires and Wing-cheung and Nancy eventually file for divorce. Feeling disappointed and upset, Tommy and Maisy run away from home.

Cast

 * Samuel Hui as Chan Wing-cheung
 * Olivia Cheng as Nancy
 * Dean Shek as Alex
 * Melvin Wong as George Ma
 * Jenny Tseng as Linda (special appearance)
 * Siu Ban-ban as Tommy
 * Helen Chan as Maisy
 * Yu Mo-lin as Cleaning lady
 * Yat-poon Chai as Policeman at station

Theme song

 * Love Is Invincible (無敵是愛)
 * Composer/Lyricist: Samuel Hui
 * Singer: Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng

Critical
So Good Review gave the film a negative review criticizing the mood of the film as "irritating" and its melodramatic moments as "hysteria".

Box office
The film grossed HK$22,129,187 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 15 August to 5 September 1984.